Consumer spending on video games in the United States was down year-over-year in August, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Here are the full results across all major game-related categories:
| August 2019 Dollar Sales |
|
Aug’18 |
Aug’19 |
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Video Game Sales |
|
$812m |
$666m |
-18% |
| Video Games Hardware |
|
$214m |
$167m |
-22% |
| PC & Video Games Software (PC, Console and Portable; Physical and Full Game Digital Formats from the STEAM, PlayStation and Xbox platforms) |
|
$341m |
$257m |
-24% |
| Video Games Accessories & Game Cards |
|
$257m |
$242m |
-6% |
“August 2019 tracked spending across video game hardware, software, accessories, and game cards totaled $666 million, falling 18 percent when compared to a year ago,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. “Declines were experienced across all categories.”
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